Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 薮蛇に成る【やぶへびになる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thicket, bush, underbrush, grove

Kun
やぶ
On
ソウ
Strokes
16
Frequency
2109 of 2500
Radical
grass

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-3-13, 2-4-13SKIP code
3k15.1The Kanji Dictionary
4444.8Four corner code
85aeUnicode hex code
1-44-89JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5201New Nelson (John Haig)
2403Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2483Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
sou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

snake, serpent, hard drinker

Kun
へび
On
ジャ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1721 of 2500
Radical
insect
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Used in names as

あぶ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-5SKIP code
6d5.7The Kanji Dictionary
5311.2Four corner code
1656deroo
86c7Unicode hex code
1-28-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4130Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5303New Nelson (John Haig)
1343New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1701Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
519Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
558Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1916A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1387Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32964Morohashi
1341A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1875Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2040Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1716Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1483Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1861Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1608Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
525Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
she2, yi2Pinyin reading
sa, iKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level